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Ecuador face Senegal and the Netherlands battle with Qatar for a place in the last sixteen of the World Cup. Take a look at who can qualify from World Cup Group A, and exactly how they can do it. World Cup Group A Final Day The Netherlands The Dutch are guaranteed to make it into […] READ MORE
It’s just as well that Ecuador head coach Gustavo Alfaro is at peace. His team has impressed at the World Cup so far, winning 2-0 over host nation Qatar and humbling the Netherlands in a battling 1-1 tie that assured Ecuador’s international credentials. In La Tri’s final Group A match against Senegal at the Khalifa […] READ MORE
It is all to play for in this Group A clash as the second-placed team takes on third place. Only one point separates the teams going into the final group game and a win for either side would secure qualification. With it all to play for which team will dig deep and make it through […] READ MORE
Three inches and a crossbar. That’s all that kept Ecuador from a famous and much-deserved win over the Netherlands Friday at Khalifa International Stadium that ended in a 1-1 draw in Group A’s second match day. After Enner Valencia’s third tournament goal had equalized for the South American side, a rebound fell to winger Gonzalo […] READ MORE
The top two sides in Group A square off in a game that could be crucial to both nations’ hopes of advancing in the tournament. Netherlands and Ecuador both got their campaigns off to winning starts in 2-0 wins. Who will come out on top in this scrimmage for first place? Netherlands vs Ecuador Predictions […] READ MORE
After getting their tournament off to a winning start, what will be the Netherlands lineup against Ecuador in game two? After coming into the tournament as one of the hottest teams in all of world football the team has high expectations on their shoulders, now it’s time for to live up to them. See the […] READ MORE
Ecuador will wait until the last possible moment to decide whether their captain, Enner Valencia, will be fit enough to play through an apparent knee injury in their crucial second Group A match against the Netherlands on Friday, November 25 at Khalifa International Stadium. Valencia scored a brace to lead his nation to a 2-0 […] READ MORE
In the lead-up to the World Cup, Enner Valencia’s form caused much anxiety among his 18 million countrymen. The Ecuador captain’s goals had seemingly dried up, having not scored in seven games in all competitions and missed a penalty against Japan in one of La Tri’s last friendlies. Even though Valencia’s 13 goals and four […] READ MORE
The first game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup sees Ecuador take on host nation Qatar on Sunday, November 20, in Group A. This is probably the most anticipated game, if not the most important, in la Federacion Ecuatoriana de Futbol’s (FEF) history. The eyes of the world will be on Gustavo Alfaro’s 26-man squad after […] READ MORE
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup upon us, making accurate predictions is somewhat feasible, even though some are bound to be horribly wrong. Either way, this is the first in a series of articles that aims to predict the outcome of all 2022 World Cup groups. On November 20, Ecuador and hosts Qatar kick off the World Cup […] READ MORE
Sebastian Stiernspetz has been a writer for Last Word on Football since December 2019, being primarily interested in the international game, but also writing extensively about club football. As a Swedish AIK and Manchester United fan, Sebastian is longing for bygone eras.